# 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The Sounders finished their previous season as MLS Cup runners-up, losing 2–0 to Toronto FC. The 2018 season was Brian Schmetzer's second full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

## Background
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of June 30, 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 4 | MF | Gustav Svensson | Sweden |
| 5 | DF | Nouhou Tolo | Cameroon |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Cuba |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Roldan | United States |
| 8 | MF | Víctor Rodríguez | Spain |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Ruidíaz (DP) | Peru |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro (DP) | Uruguay |
| 11 | DF | Brad Smith (On loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth) | Australia |
| 13 | FW | Jordan Morris (HGP) | United States |
| 14 | DF | Chad Marshall | United States |
| 15 | DF | Tony Alfaro | Mexico |
| 16 | MF | Alex Roldan | United States |
| 17 | FW | Will Bruin | United States |
| 18 | DF | Kelvin Leerdam | Netherlands |
| 19 | MF | Harry Shipp (HGP) | United States |
| 20 | DF | Kim Kee-hee | South Korea |
| 21 | MF | Jordy Delem | Martinique |
| 23 | MF | Henry Wingo (HGP) | United States |
| 24 | GK | Stefan Frei | Switzerland |
| 25 | GK | Calle Brown | United States |
| 27 | FW | Lamar Neagle | United States |
| 29 | DF | Román Torres | Panama |
| 30 | DF | Jordan McCrary | United States |
| 35 | GK | Bryan Meredith | United States |
| 70 | MF | Handwalla Bwana (HGP) | Kenya |
| 90 | DF | Waylon Francis | Costa Rica |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of July 15, 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 11 | MF | Aaron Kovar (HGP; on loan to Los Angeles FC) | United States |
| 99 | FW | Felix Chenkam (on season long loan to Seattle Sounders FC 2) | Cameroon |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 69 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |

#### Results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 29, 2018. Source: MLS
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W |

### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | MF | SWE | Gustav Svensson | 30 | 3 | 23+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Nouhou | 31 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CUB | Osvaldo Alonso | 27 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Cristian Roldan | 39 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Víctor Rodríguez | 21 | 5 | 14+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | PER | Raúl Ruidíaz | 16 | 13 | 13+1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro | 32 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Brad Smith | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Jordan Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Chad Marshall | 35 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | MEX | Tony Alfaro | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Alex Roldan | 22 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Will Bruin | 34 | 8 | 19+10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | NED | Kelvin Leerdam | 29 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Harry Shipp | 25 | 4 | 15+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Kim Kee-hee | 32 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MTQ | Jordy Delem | 18 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Henry Wingo | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Calle Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Lamar Neagle | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | PAN | Román Torres | 16 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Jordan McCrary | 20 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Nick Hinds [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | USA | Bryan Meredith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | USA | Shandon Hopeau [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | KEN | Handwalla Bwana | 14 | 2 | 7+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | USA | David Olsen [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | CRC | Waylon Francis | 16 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | CMR | Rodrigue Ele [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | CMR | Felix Chenkam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | USA | Clint Dempsey | 17 | 2 | 9+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Seyi Adekoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 17 | 2 | 7+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 63 | GK | USA | Zac Lubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: November 9, 2018
* Source: Team Stats
[S2] – S2 player

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 17 | Will Bruin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Víctor Rodríguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 14 | Chad Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Cristian Roldan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Harry Shipp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 4 | Gustav Svensson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | 2 | Clint Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 22 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 70 | Handwalla Bwana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 21 | Jordy Delem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: November 9, 2018
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Cristian Roldan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Víctor Rodríguez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 17 | Will Bruin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 18 | Kelvin Leerdam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Harry Shipp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 2 | Clint Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 11 | Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 70 | Handwalla Bwana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 90 | Waylon Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 22 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 16 | Alex Roldan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Nouhou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 4 | Gustav Svensson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 14 | Chad Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 16 | Henry Wingo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Last updated: November 9, 2018
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | FW | Clint Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Gustav Svensson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nouhou | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Roldan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Ruidíaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Chad Marshall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Tony Alfaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Alex Roldan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Will Bruin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Kelvin Leerdam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Harry Shipp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Kim Kee-Hee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jordy Delem | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Henry Wingo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Stefan Frei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Lamar Neagle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Roman Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Jordan McCrary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | David Olsen [S2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Waylon Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | Rodrigue Ele [S2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Felix Chenkam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 54 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 3 |
* Last updated: November 9, 2018
* Source: Disciplinary Stats

## Honors and awards
### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan | Sporting Kansas City | Bench |
| 8 | Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | MF |
| 11 | Gustav Svensson | Toronto FC, Portland Timbers | DF |
| 15 | Nicolás Lodeiro | D.C. United | FW |
| 16 | Stefan Frei | New York Red Bulls | Bench |
| 18 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Portland Timbers | Bench |
| 19 | Stefan Frei | Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution | GK |
| 20 | Nouhou | Atlanta United FC | Bench |
| 21 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MF |
| 21 | Kim Kee-hee | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | DF |
| 21 | Cristian Roldan | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bench |
| 22 | Stefan Frei | San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC | GK |
| 22 | Kim Kee-hee | San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC | DF |
| 23 | Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | MF |
| 24 | Nicolás Lodeiro | FC Dallas | MF |
| 24 | Chad Marshall | FC Dallas | DF |
| 25 | Nicolás Lodeiro | LA Galaxy | MF |
| 25 | Chad Marshall | LA Galaxy | DF |
| 26 | Kim Kee-hee | Portland Timbers | DF |
| 26 | Osvaldo Alonso | Portland Timbers | Bench |
| 27 | Osvaldo Alonso | Sporting Kansas City | MF |
| 27 | Brad Smith | Sporting Kansas City | DF |
| 29 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FW |
| 29 | Stefan Frei | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bench |
| 29 | Kelvin Leerdam | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bench |
| 31 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Colorado Rapids | MF |
| 31 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Colorado Rapids | Bench |
| 32 | Cristian Roldan | Houston Dynamo | Bench |
| 32 | Will Bruin | Houston Dynamo | Bench |
| 34 | Nicolás Lodeiro | Orlando City SC, Houston Dynamo | MF |
| 34 | Chad Marshall | Orlando City SC, Houston Dynamo | DF |
| 35 | Raúl Ruidíaz | San Jose Earthquakes | FW |
Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

### MLS Coach of the Week

| Week | Coach | Opponent | Ref |
| 22 | Brian Schmetzer | San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC | |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 23 | Will Bruin | Minnesota United FC | |
| 34 | Víctor Rodríguez | Orlando City SC | |

### MLS Best XI

| Player | Position | Ref |
| Chad Marshall | Defender | |

### MLS Save of the Year

| Player | Opponent | Ref |
| Stefan Frei | Colorado Rapids July 4 | |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 90 | DF | Waylon Francis | Columbus Crew | Traded for $50,000 GAM | December 14, 2017 |
| 70 | MF | Handwalla Bwana | University of Washington | Signed HGP Deal | January 11, 2018 |
| 22 | MF | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Malmö FF | Free Transfer | January 30, 2018 |
| 16 | MF | Alex Roldan | Seattle University | Draft Pick | February 13, 2018 |
| 30 | DF | Jordan McCrary | Toronto FC II | Free Transfer | February 13, 2018 |
| 25 | GK | Calle Brown | Houston Dynamo | Free Transfer | February 20, 2018 |
| 20 | DF | Kim Kee-hee | Shanghai Shenhua | Free Transfer | February 27, 2018 |
| 99 | FW | Felix Chenkam | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Free | May 25, 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Ruidíaz | Monarcas Morelia | DP contract | June 29, 2018 |
| 63 | GK | Zac Lubin | Phoenix Rising FC | On loan | June 30, 2018 |
| 11 | DF | Brad Smith | A.F.C. Bournemouth | On loan | August 8, 2018 |

#### Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| January 19, 2017 | Alex Roldan | 16 | MF | Seattle University | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22) |
| January 19, 2017 | Markus Fjørtoft | 68 | DF | Duke University | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#45) |
| January 21, 2017 | Chris Bared | | DF | Villanova University | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68) |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 16 | MF | Calum Mallace | Los Angeles FC | Option declined; Selected #47 in 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft | December 12, 2017 |
| 3 | MF | Brad Evans | Sporting Kansas City | Out of contract | December 12, 2017 |
| 33 | FW | Joevin Jones | Darmstadt | Out of contract | December 12, 2017 |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Miller | Los Angeles FC | Selected #1 in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | December 12, 2017 |
| 11 | MF | Aaron Kovar | Los Angeles FC | Out on Loan | January 24, 2018 |
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | D.C. United | $50,000 GAM | February 7, 2018 |
| 32 | MF | Zach Mathers | Las Vegas Lights FC | Waived | March 2, 2018 |
| 12 | FW | Seyi Adekoya | Vendsyssel FF | Mutual Termination | April 3, 2018 |
| 22 | MF | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Molde FK | Waived | July 20, 2018 |
| 2 | FW | Clint Dempsey | | Retired | August 29, 2018 |